Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-14
officers and committeeman. as decided upo1
at Yesterdays caucus: 5 ;si5 $${t s55

officers and committeeman. as decided upon
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THE COUNCIL. I, q
President G. A. Matthews, Of Brook
ings. sss ss,,,
Secretary II. A.. Nngsbury, Of Water
town.
| Assistant Secretary Robert Wallace, Of
Jamestown. . gs i5l 5j. 55 4.
Sergeant-at-Arms w. B. Troy, Wahpe-
ton. at5g n.
4 Assistant Sergeant - Sidney Hitsman
Valley City. y 5 +. + ,.t
Chaplain Rev. Caleb Ben Ham, of the
Episcopal Church. III, .s#
The chairmanships of the important
committees have been distributed as fol-
lows: &sts *
Judiciary-Alex Hughes, of Bismarck.
Appropriations "A. W. Campbell, Aber-
deem. i
Railroads-W. T. Collins, Grand Forks.
Charitable and Penal Institutions-W E.
Dodge, Jamestown. u n,
insurance.. J. McCumber, Wahpeton.
Agriculture-Roge Allen, Grafton.
| Grain and WarehOuSe-E. T. Sheldon, st.
Lawrence. ~
Mines and Mining P. Wells, Rapid
City.
There are other committees of impor-
tance, but in the scramble and rush last
evening the TRIBUNE contented itself with
gaining this glimpse of the proceedings in
the caucus. o..
Mr.. McCumber, who was prominent
candidate for the presidency of the council,
deserves much credit for his manly,
straightforward conduct during the strug-
gle which closed so satisfactorily last even
| InO. He had mnph Stran 9th in tho oQnfra1
and northern districts, and if he lad re-
manned in the field would have caused
much trouble for the other aspirants But
he is true man and prizes the friendship
Of the men who have been his friends
above personal success or aggrandizement
tant committees and his friend Mr.. Troy
secured the office of sergeant-at arms.
1t is believed that the organization of the
council will prove satisfactory to all sec
tiOns, and that the officers elected will
work for the expedition OF business and
the good'of the people, with whose inter
ests they have been entrusted.
THE HOUSE.
Here's where the gazelle comes in. The
house has twice as many members as the
council, and thus far has made fully double
the amount of noise. The contestants in
this body have refused to be gov
erned by Hoyle or Marquis of Queensbury,
and have plunged in for rough-and-
! tumble tussle, in which heels and heads,
| elbows and knees go up and down in ka-
leidoscopic changes. The leading candi-
dates for the speakership were Fletcher,
OF Brown comfy; Aiken, OF Lincoln; Ho-
During the day it was evident that Fletcher
was in the lead, and that he was the candi-
date of the farmer members in central and
southern Dakota. He was opposed by
many of the southern members because of
his, unqualified anti-diyision, sentiments,
and the northern members favored Will
liams because of his experience and record.
At o'clock last evening the farmers met
in caucus in the parloIs of the Sheridan
house, and if the proceedings of the meet
ing could be published verbatim the public
would have some very racy reading. The
informal ballots were as follows:
First - Fletcher, 1S; Hobart, r.; Will
liams, 10.
Second-Fletcher, 13; Hobart, 12; Will
hams, 10.
At this juncture it was moved that Mr..
ing proceed on the two leading candidates,
Fletcher and Hobart. This motion was lost
after honest Donald Stewart had entered
vigorous and pointed protest which was to
the effect that this was what might be ex-
pected from the velvety- palmed young So
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the farmers flag.
A third informal ballot was then taken
resulting in a radical change, as follows:
Williams, l5; Fletcher, 10; Hobart g.
At this point it appeared that the crisis
had arrived, and the earnest husbandmen
formal ballot. The motion to take
the members who did not desire to
come to a conclusion in a faction
al caucus: attended by particular class,
left the room and the result of the vote
was: Fletcher, 13; Hobart, Q; Roger 2, and
Williams one. 1t was now time for the or
atorical bombs to be thrown, and the elo-
quent tillers of the soil proceeded to throw
them. After a little pyrotechnical display
it was moved that Mr.. Fletcher be made
the unanimous choice Of the caucus. This
the number moved that all present be
bound by the action Of the meeting. This
motion was also struck by pile driver,
and the farmers adjourned in disgust.
Later in the evening MIR. Williams was
in the lead, and notwithstanding the boom
was boosted into prominence, it looked as
though Mr.. Williams would be chosen.
| Up to o'clock this morning the air about
| the Sheridan was of Williams nature,
and the TRIBUNE believes that he will be
elected to-day.
county, are still hopeful, but there is little
hope of his success unless the tide changes
| very suddenly.
ON THE RESERVED SEATS.
If the members of the Third house who
have arrived thus far are fair samples of
the character of that body, then a
| better nor more entertaining lobby never
surrounded Dakota legislature.
E.. p. Wells, the Jamestown streak of
lightning: flashed upon the scene Sunday
afternoon and is tlickering hither and
| thither in the same electric style that has
ever given him the reputation of being the
champion rustler of the valley of the Jim.
| When last seen he was endeavoring to
overtake three men, all of whom were
going in different directions, and as he
went he was closing contract with an
eastern capitalist who followed on break
neck run; he was telling new story to the
Bard OF Arvilla and writing a letter on a
piece Of paper which rested upon the palm
Of his hand.
General Harris, of Aberdeen, the digni-
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